Two- Minute Apologetics. Bible Christian Society. Below are some quick answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ's) that Catholics get. In 1 Timothy it says that Jesus is our sole mediator, yet we pray to Mary and the Saints. Why do Catholics call Mary the Queen of Heaven? OPERATION VAMPIRE KILLER 2000. Our OPERATION VAMPIRE KILLER 2000 plan involves the awakening (education) of our fellow officers to the extreme need for them to take.This person is a Calvinist. Sometimes when I share my Catholic faith with people, they mention to me that Catholics like to drink alcohol and how wrong that is. Peter's, while there are so many poor people. Where did the money come from to build these things? How much of parish money goes ? I was in a religious discussion today and was asked why our commandments are different than the Protestant version. Can you help? I’m a Born- Again Christian and I was wondering why the Catholic Church doesn’t do the altar call to have people accept the Lord Jesus as their Lord and Savior since it says that you must make this declaration to be Born Again? How do I answer my father- in- law (a Methodist) when he says he read the Catechism and it says that only those belonging to “The Church” will achieve salvation. What is this about the “brothers” of Jesus in the Bible? In the Creed we read: ? Directly after death or at a later time? Is there a scriptural reference that I can point to as justification for Catholics referring to Mary as the “Ark of the New Covenant?” I have an Evangelical friend at work who claims that the Catholic belief in Purgatory is not scriptural. His parish priest conducts . I was taught from other Christian churches that baptism must be by immersion, but the Catholics sprinkle. I see nowhere in the Bible (that I can find) where it specifically states there is a certain way to be baptized, just that is says . Can you tell me if there is any material on the matter or is that an ? We are homeschoolers who have a very good friend who's a . Thank you for sharing Nancy. I have also had Bells Palsey twice! The first time I was young and newly married had it on both sides of my face. Today I am continuing to share my reading experience with John Newton. I have completed John Newton's sermon series on Handel's Messiah. I am moving on to his LETTERS. A man was seen fleeing down the hall of the hospital just before his operation. He said, “I heard the nurse say, OPERATION VAMPIRE KILLER 2000 American Police Action Plan for Stopping World Government Rule. Published by: Police Against the New World Order This material is. Lifting the Veil: The best ever investigative history of of what's really going on behind the scenes in our world with over 500 links to reliable sources to back up. I try my best to be polite, explaining the best I can about what Catholic- Christians believe. During Lent, I took her to the Stations of the Cross at our parish, since her church . I am a convert of 1. I'm comfortable with Sacred Scripture/Tradition, but our friend was really bothered by the fact that there is no . Where in the Bible does it say anything about the Mass and the notion of it being a sacrifice? Activities include faith based programs and services such as KAIROS prison ministry. At some of these a communion service is offered. It is just a symbol and not a real communion. What is the ruling on taking communion at these services? Will they not enter the Kingdom of God? Not an apology in the modern sense of the word - which is to say you're sorry for something. But rather, an apology in the ancient sense of the word - which is to make a reasoned defense of something or someone. In ancient times, the word apology referred to the case a lawyer would make on behalf of his client. Basically, there are 3 types of apologetics: natural apologetics, Christian apologetics, and Catholic apologetics. Natural apologetics builds the case for truths we can know from the . Truths that can be known without any divine intervention. Truths which the articles of our Faith rest upon and build upon. Truths such as the existence of God, the innate spirituality of the human soul, the objective reality of right and wrong.. Truths such as the reality of biblical miracles, the divinity of Christ, the Virgin Birth, and the Resurrection to name a few. Truths such as: the Catholic Church having been founded directly by Jesus Christ; the papacy; the Sacraments; the Immaculate Conception, and others. Rule #4: Always view a question about your Faith, or even an attack on your Faith, as an opportunity - an opportunity to share the truth. Rule #5: Don't get frustrated. Rule #6: Very, very important! Back to top. Anything else we need to know about apologetics before we start engaging in it? This is important to keep in mind because a lot of times folks will quote a passage from the Bible that . As Catholics, we need to reclaim the Bible. We need to read it, pray it, learn it, and use it to bring our separated brothers and sisters back to the Church. Back to top. As Catholics, do we have to accept everything the Church teaches? For example, you believe women should be priests.. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1. But remember, if you can throw doctrines out, so can everyone else who calls themselves Catholic. Doubting Thomas Catholic Church the right to throw out the Church's social justice teachings.. You believe contraception is okay? Also, here in this life we do not share so much in the glory of the Resurrection, as we do in the suffering of Jesus on the cross; after all, we must take up our cross daily if we are to follow Jesus, as it says in Lk 9: 2. One other passage to keep in mind is Galatians 3: 1, ! No taking into account the popularly accepted meaning of this phrase. No taking into account the author's intentions. Tim 2: 1. 5 says that woman will be saved through bearing children, if she continues in faith and love and holiness with modesty. Back to top. I have a friend who says that Baptism is a symbolic act and that it has nothing to do with salvation.. I answer them? In John 2. Jesus says to the gathered disciples on the night of His resurrection? In other words, you want to be left behind so that you can get caught up in the clouds to meet Jesus in the air and accompany Him back to earth at His 2nd and final coming. Back to top. The Bible clearly says that Jesus had brothers and sisters, but the Catholic Church teaches that Mary was a perpetual virgin.. Another point to consider. James and Joses mentioned in Mark 6 as the . Back to top. My Protestant friends say that their church goes by the Bible Alone, but that the Catholic Church has added a lot of man- made traditions to the Word of God.. All of the Word of God was at one time passed on orally.. Sacred Tradition. Traditions taught by word of mouth, in other words, oral tradition, and traditions taught by letter. In other words, the Bible clearly supports the Catholic Church's teaching that the Word of God is contained in both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. Back to top. In 1 Timothy it says that Jesus is our sole mediator, yet we pray to Mary and the Saints. There is only one mediator between God and man, the man Jesus Christ, but as members of the Body of Christ, He allows us to share in His mediation. Also, Scripture tells us that we have only one foundation, Jesus Christ (1 Cor 3: 1. Scripture tells us that there is more than one foundation (Eph 2: 1. Not when these passages are all properly understood in context. If you interpret this passage from Matthew 2. Scripture. In Acts 7: 1- 2, the first Christian martyr, Stephen, referred to the Jewish authorities and elders who were about to stone him as brothers and . It is okay to call priests . Back to top. Why do Catholics call Mary the Queen of Heaven? That type of thinking would lead you to believe that just because people worship a false god that they call ! Back to top. In Romans, chapter 3, it says that none is righteous and that all have sinned, but the Catholic Church teaches that Mary is without sin.. Romans chapter 3? Just so verse 2. 3 which says that . Anyone who says He is speaking symbolically, and not literally, simply is refusing to look at all of the facts. Also, in verse 5. Jesus says that the bread which He will give for the life of the world is His flesh. Jesus is clearly talking about the flesh that He gave for the life of the world.. He did that on the cross. This person is a Calvinist. Back to top. I need some help. Sometimes when I share my Catholic faith with people, they mention to me that Catholics like to drink alcohol and how wrong that is. Quick answer: it doesn't. It says getting drunk is wrong, but it doesn't say merely drinking is wrong. In fact, it tells us just the opposite: 1 Tim 3: 8, . Jesus' first miracle was to turn some 1. John 2: 3- 1. 0) for folks to drink. And, it was better wine than any of the wine that had already been served at that particular wedding. Matthew 1. 5: 1. 0- 1. Now, this is not to say that He was a drunkard - obviously He wasn't. But, the only way someone could even begin to make that case would be if He was known to drink wine. Peter's, while there are so many poor people. Where did the money come from to build these things? How much of parish money goes ? Should the Israelites not have built the Temple of Solomon? Should they have used all the resources that went into it to feed the poor instead? Allen, Jr., Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, mentioned the following in a talk he gave for the “Church in the 2. Century Initiative,” a few years ago: “Contrary to popular impression, the Vatican is a spartan operation. Its annual operating budget is about $2. The University of Notre Dame's annual operating budget, by comparison, is $7. The Vatican's endowment is about $7. By contrast, the University of Notre Dame's endowment is $3. The Holy See is indeed in need of financial support from the Catholic world, and American Catholics usually supply about 2. These treasures are literally priceless, but they appear on the Vatican books with a value of one euro. The Vatican views these buildings, historical documents, and works of art as belonging to all peoples - they are merely under the care of the Vatican. They are not for sell because the Vatican doesn't view them as its personal property too sell. Why not sell all the works of art in the Louvre? Or in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art? Why not sell the Mona Lisa to feed the poor? Why don't museums sell off their Rembrandts and Van Goghs and Picassos to feed the poor? Again, from John Allen’s essay: “About 2. Peter Drucker, the management consultant, concluded that the three most efficient organizations in history were General Motors, the 1. Prussian Army, and the Catholic Church. He put the Church on his list because it manages to hold a worldwide organization together with an exceptionally small central headquarters. For the 1. 1 billion Catholics, there are about 1,7.
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